right field

noun

1

: the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from home plate

2

: the position of the player defending right field

right fielder noun

Examples of right field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Create the right field conditions and everything else follows. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Bell swatted another two-run homer — this time to right field — an inning later as the Nationals’ offensive onslaught continued. —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

After 27 straight games as a DH, Judge returned to right field on Friday — and failed his first test. —The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Harry How/Getty Images Orioles catcher Alex Jackson led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a 108-mph lineout to left field, the closest anyone came to recording a hit against Yamamoto all night until Holliday's home run to right field. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for right field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

right field

noun

1

: the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from the home plate

2

: the position of the player defending right field

right fielder noun